After brief foot chase, Newark cops nab man brandishing handgun

Google MapsA map view of the 100 block of Chadwick Avenue in Newark, where cops arrested a man who allegedly brandished a handgun Monday night.

NEWARK — Essex County Sheriff’s detectives arrested a 21-year-old man after a brief foot chase Monday when they spotted him brandishing a handgun outside a Newark home, authorities said.

Joseph Dowdell now faces several weapons offenses and a charge of resisting arrest after he tried to flee from detectives in the 100 block of Chadwick Avenue on Monday, according to Essex County Sheriff Armando Fontoura.

When narcotics detectives noticed Dowdell carrying the weapon, he ran into a nearby alley and tried to ditch his weapon, according to Fontoura, but officers subdued him a short time later.

The gun, described as a semi-automatic 9mm. Witness handgun, was reported stolen in Salem Twp., Fontoura said. Dowdell is being held at the Essex County Correctional Facility in lieu of $35,000 cash bond.
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